Paralel Port

Paralel Port. The parallel port is found on the back of the computer and is part of the motherboard Below is an example of the DB25 interface found on the back of the computer Note With the introduction of USB FireWire and other faster solutions parallel ports are rarely used anymore Also many new computers and laptops no longer have a parallel port.

A parallel port is a type of interface found on computers (personal and otherwise) for connecting various peripherals The IEEE1284 standard defines the bidirectional version of the parallel port In its standard form it allows only for simple communications from the PC outwards.

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The Parallel Port is the most commonly used port for interfacing home made projects This port will allow the input of up to 9 bits or the output of 12 bits at any one given time thus requiring minimal external circuitry to implement many simpler tasks The port is composed of 4 control lines 5 status lines and 8 data lines.